Advantage (Ford*) Tonneau covers?

[deckmt]

I believe they use the BAKFLIP. MX4. Which is what I installed. Better to shop around, I got a Black Friday deal from http://tonneaucovered.com/

I bought my EB Lariat from a dealer’s inventory (the only one in stock). The order included a Ford hard roll-up cover for the bed (an option that was on the window sticker). While the cover is strong enough to lay items on top of it and it rolls up with no issues, I would not purchase this cover if given an option:

1) there is a felt strip underneath each side of the cover. Both of them partially separated from the cover. I think the summer heat melted the glue. The felt liners were replaced by dealership under warranty. So far they are holding, but the repair was done in October when the weather had already cooled down, so it will be next summer before the full verdict can be rendered.

2) The cover extends to the inner edge of the tailgate. A rubber strip is supposed to seal against the inside of the tailgate. Water gets in when it rains. I think it is due more to the seal not extending beyond the each side of the tailgate … big gaps appear. Maybe additional seal strips along the side edges side of the tailgate might fix the issue … there are several YouTube videos on sealing all around the tailgate, but I have yet to decide on trying this or buying a hard trifold. Most likely, I will worry about it in the spring.

I read that BakFlip makes the Ford cover. The BakFlip branded cover replaced the two felt strips with rubber strips, which supposedly fixed the separation issue. The purpose of the strips is to protect your hands from burning due to cover heating up from the sun. For that purpose, the felt strips do the job.

To fix the tailgate leak issue, it seems like extending the cover another inch or so, so that it rests on the top of the tailgate, would help mitigate the issue somewhat. I suspect that additional seal strips would still be needed. I have no idea if BakFlip has the same concern about sealing along the tailgate.

Attached is a picture of the tonneau cover next to the tailgate, which I hope adequately illustrates what I described above.

I had a hard trifold that rested on the top edge of the bed/tailgate of a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. No problems whatsoever.. some water would get in at the car wash, but I think that would happen with any cover … a lot more water gets into the bed of the Maverick. The cover was made of a thick, hard plastic and was never too hot to touch.

The Ford cover is made of aluminum with a black vinyl layer on top. Security-wise, I think the cover does a good job and I have no concerns.

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[CactusSam]

Mostplus for 135$

Wow! That price seems too good to be true. I looked up Mostplus, and indeed they are inexpensive. (Chinese?) Does the quality reflect the low price?

 

[OrCoaster]

I bought my EB Lariat from a dealer’s inventory (the only one in stock). The order included a Ford hard roll-up cover for the bed (an option that was on the window sticker). While the cover is strong enough to lay items on top of it and it rolls up with no issues, I would not purchase this cover if given an option:

1) there is a felt strip underneath each side of the cover. Both of them partially separated from the cover. I think the summer heat melted the glue. The felt liners were replaced by dealership under warranty. So far they are holding, but the repair was done in October when the weather had already cooled down, so it will be next summer before the full verdict can be rendered.

2) The cover extends to the inner edge of the tailgate. A rubber strip is supposed to seal against the inside of the tailgate. Water gets in when it rains. I think it is due more to the seal not extending beyond the each side of the tailgate … big gaps appear. Maybe additional seal strips along the side edges side of the tailgate might fix the issue … there are several YouTube videos on sealing all around the tailgate, but I have yet to decide on trying this or buying a hard trifold. Most likely, I will worry about it in the spring.

I read that BakFlip makes the Ford cover. The BakFlip branded cover replaced the two felt strips with rubber strips, which supposedly fixed the separation issue. The purpose of the strips is to protect your hands from burning due to cover heating up from the sun. For that purpose, the felt strips do the job.

To fix the tailgate leak issue, it seems like extending the cover another inch or so, so that it rests on the top of the tailgate, would help mitigate the issue somewhat. I suspect that additional seal strips would still be needed. I have no idea if BakFlip has the same concern about sealing along the tailgate.

Attached is a picture of the tonneau cover next to the tailgate, which I hope adequately illustrates what I described above.

I had a hard trifold that rested on the top edge of the bed/tailgate of a 2017 Honda Ridgeline. No problems whatsoever.. some water would get in at the car wash, but I think that would happen with any cover … a lot more water gets into the bed of the Maverick. The cover was made of a thick, hard plastic and was never too hot to touch.

The Ford cover is made of aluminum with a black vinyl layer on top. Security-wise, I think the cover does a good job and I have no concerns.

You can loosen the two thumbscrews under the front part and pull the cover back a bit to get it to seal on the tailgate. Just check up front to be sure that part is still on the foam seal.

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